Antarctic Peninsula · 63°20′S · 56°45′W
Iceberg Highway • Giant Tabular Bergs & Adélie Rookeries
357 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with Antarctic Sound on the route, from $11,220.
Weddell Sea
Feb 7, 2029 – Feb 18, 2029 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
South Georgia
Feb 11, 2029 – Feb 26, 2029 · 18 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Sound
Feb 13, 2029 – Feb 22, 2029 · 9 days
King George Island
Lemaire Channel
Feb 15, 2029 – Feb 23, 2029 · 9 days
Lemaire Channel
Feb 15, 2029 – Feb 25, 2029 · 10 days
Antarctic Sound
Feb 15, 2029 – Feb 22, 2029 · 8 days
King George Island, South Shetland Islands
Weddell Sea
Feb 17, 2029 – Feb 28, 2029 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Gerlache Strait
Weddell Sea
Feb 18, 2029 – Mar 1, 2029 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Lemaire Channel
Feb 21, 2029 – Mar 1, 2029 · 9 days
Antarctic Sound
Feb 22, 2029 – Mar 3, 2029 · 9 days
Puerto Williams
Antarctic Sound
Feb 22, 2029 – Feb 28, 2029 · 6 days
King George Island
Lemaire Channel
Feb 23, 2029 – Mar 5, 2029 · 10 days
Lemaire Channel
Feb 27, 2029 – Mar 9, 2029 · 10 days
Weddell Sea
Feb 27, 2029 – Mar 20, 2029 · 21 days
Buenos Aires
Gerlache Strait
Antarctic Sound
Feb 28, 2029 – Mar 6, 2029 · 6 days
King George Island
Weddell Sea
Feb 28, 2029 – Mar 13, 2029 · 13 days
Buenos Aires
Antarctic Sound
Mar 3, 2029 – Mar 9, 2029 · 6 days
King George Island
South Georgia
Mar 4, 2029 – Mar 24, 2029 · 21 days
Weddell Sea
Mar 12, 2029 – Mar 23, 2029 · 11 days
Buenos Aires
Whales & Dolphins
A 14–17 metre baleen whale known for breaching and long pectoral fins, often seen feeding on krill in loose groups along the ice edge.
Whales & Dolphins
Black and white apex predator instantly recognizable by its pale eye patches, the orca is the largest of the dolphins and one of the ocean's most capable hunters. Sightings often involve a tight-knit family pod working the ice edge together.
Seals & Sea Lions
The leopard seal is the Antarctic's second-largest seal after the elephant seal, built long and muscular with a spotted, leopard-like coat. It is the region's top predator, hunting penguins, fish, and even other seals along the ice edge.
Penguins
Named for the thin black band under its chin, the chinstrap penguin looks as if it is wearing a helmet. Listen for it before you see it: it has one of the loudest, harshest calls of any penguin.
Penguins
One of the most widespread penguins in Antarctica, the Adélie is often the first tuxedoed local guests meet ashore. Its stark white eye-ring and brisk, purposeful waddle make it easy to pick out along the ice edge.
Albatrosses & Seabirds
The snow petrel is one of only three bird species ever recorded at the Geographic South Pole, and it holds the record for the most southerly breeding sites of any bird. Pure white against dark rock and ice, it is unmistakable and easy to pick out from a moving ship.
Albatrosses & Seabirds
A large, heavy-built seabird of the skua family, the south polar skua ranges the Southern Ocean and its ice edges with an unmistakable, gull-like silhouette. Its older name, MacCormick's skua, recalls the naval surgeon who collected the first specimen.
Albatrosses & Seabirds
The Antarctic shag is the only cormorant species found on the continent, easy to pick out by its blue-ringed eyes as it stands stiffly upright on ice floes and coastal cliffs. It nests in small colonies apart from the penguin rookeries along rocky shorelines.
